JBL Authentics 500 Ready to party

Halfway between hi-fi and party playback lies the Authentics 500, a range-topping smart wireless speaker with impressive abilities and a rather enormous sound.

SUMMARY JBL Authentics 500 Price: $999.95 + Lots of fun, lots of sound + Good app, good streaming + Google/Alexa smart speaker – No digital inputs for more Atmos – Hard to tame bass dominance – No physical remote control We have a strong presence from JBL in this issue, with the sonic sunglasses on p50 and two very different all-in-one systems in this group. This first is the largest of three new ‘Authentics’ wireless loudspeakers, rising from the smallest ‘200’ model at $500 up to the 47cm-wide Authentics 500 which we review here, at twice the price. The Authentics 500 is not only a wireless speaker but, thanks to its accompanying app, also a smart speaker, with its own microphone and your choice of Google or Alexa voice control.…

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Sound + Image (Digital) - 1 Issue, August - September 2024

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